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Zasphinctus
Sphinctomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae. The genus is a tropical and distinctive group, originally described by Mayr based on a single gyne collected in Brazil. Morphologically, the genus is characterized by the unique arrangement of the gastric segments, which are nearly equal in length and separated from each other by distinct constrictions. Very little is known on the natural history of Sphinctomyrmex. The few observations so far suggest that ants of this genus are nomadic predators of other ants. The genus Zasphinctus and approximately 20 species were formerly included, but were split out during revision of the Dorylinae genera by Borowiec (2016).
24 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Zasphinctus turneri
speciesZasphinctus turneri
Zasphinctus steinheili
speciesZasphinctus steinheili
Zasphinctus imbecilis
speciesZasphinctus imbecilis
Zasphinctus froggatti
speciesZasphinctus froggatti
Zasphinctus cedaris
speciesZasphinctus cedaris
Zasphinctus asper
speciesZasphinctus asper
Zasphinctus caledonicus
speciesZasphinctus caledonicus
Zasphinctus chariensis
speciesZasphinctus chariensis
Zasphinctus clarus
speciesZasphinctus clarus
Zasphinctus cribratus
speciesZasphinctus cribratus
Zasphinctus duchaussoyi
speciesZasphinctus duchaussoyi
Zasphinctus emeryi
speciesZasphinctus emeryi
Zasphinctus mjobergi
speciesZasphinctus mjobergi
Zasphinctus myops
speciesZasphinctus myops
Zasphinctus nigricans
speciesZasphinctus nigricans
Zasphinctus occidentalis
speciesZasphinctus occidentalis
Zasphinctus rufiventris
speciesZasphinctus rufiventris
Zasphinctus sahyadriensis
speciesZasphinctus sahyadriensis
Zasphinctus sarowiwai
speciesZasphinctus sarowiwai
Zasphinctus septentrionalis
speciesZasphinctus septentrionalis
Zasphinctus siamensis
speciesZasphinctus siamensis
Zasphinctus trux
speciesZasphinctus trux
Zasphinctus wilsoni
speciesZasphinctus wilsoni
Zasphinctus obamai
speciesZasphinctus obamai
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 558265.